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Behind Connecticut’s Public Health Headlines
Every fall brings headlines about viruses, outbreaks, and vaccine updates. What you don’t always see is the public health workforce behind those stories. Here are four things happening in Connecticut this fall, and what they reveal about careers that protect our communities every day. Read our latest edition of Your Dose of Public Health today! Continue reading→
Faculty Promotions
The Department of Public Health Sciences is pleased to share news of two recent faculty promotions, approved by the Academic Affairs Subcommittee and the Board of Directors. Dr. Greg Rhee has been promoted to Professor with tenure. Dr. Natalie Moore has been promoted to Associate Professor. Both promotions recognize their outstanding contributions to public health... Continue reading→
Dr. Jenn Cavallari Awarded Funding to Strengthen Workplace Health
Dr. Jenn Cavallari, Professor in Public Health Sciences and Co-Director of the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW), a NIOSH Total Worker Health® Center of Excellence, has received a supplemental sixth year of funding for the five-year “CPH-NEW IV” grant. The supplemental award provides an additional to extend the... Continue reading→
Healthy Schools, Stronger Outcomes: Why IAQ Matters
A newly published review article co-authored by Misti Levy Zamora, along with first author Hannah Cooke and Jess Hollenbach of Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC), examines an important but often overlooked component of healthy school environments: the relationship between indoor air quality, student achievement, and educator well-being. Research on school indoor air quality (IAQ) has... Continue reading→
How can public health education help you with medical literacy?
Due to the internet, health information moves fast and misinformation moves faster. Public health professionals are the people communities trust to sort signal from noise. That takes training, practice, and a commitment to evidence. It’s exactly what an MPH is built to teach. Read our latest edition of Your Dose of Public Health today! Continue reading→
Beyond the Classroom: The Department’s Summer Donation Drive
This summer, our department is proud to support three impactful initiatives dedicated to serving CT residents: Hands On Hartford, Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants, and Community Service Officer Jim Barrett’s Homeless Outreach Program. Public health extends far beyond the classroom, research laboratory, or health care setting. At the Department of Public Health Sciences, community... Continue reading→